Progressive Caucus City Council members are backing a dozen out-of-left-field bills, ranging from the potentially dangerous to the downright wacky, a Post analysis found.
Some of those bills push for standard-issue progressive pipe dreams, such as abolishing the NYPD’s gang database or setting a $30 minimum wage.
But others count as Grade A wack-a-doodle doozies — from banning elephants to letting pet owners take sick leave if their dogs are ill — by The Post’s reckoning.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/08/21/us-news/the-wacky-and-dangerous-nyc-bills-that-could-soon-be-law/
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